It comes just one day after the district rolled out its 10-year plan to not only close, but renovate and relocate schools.

The city looks to close its first four schools by the summer, and William C. March Middle School in East Baltimore is on that list.

Students heading home from that school said they still can't believe their building is about to close.

"I like everything about William C. March. I like the math, social studies, language arts, the principals, the substitutes and all of that. I love them," student Tellvon Kilson said.

March, which is housed in part of the Harford Heights Elementary School building, is shutting down because there's more space than students. March has about 300 students, hardly enough to justify keeping it open.

School officials said it's an economic issue. It would cost more than $5 million to renovate the March school building, and $21 million to replace it. Even so, some school workers said they are disappointed.

"We're making great gains, better than last year, but, you know, it's the stuff that happens," school employee Terry Ray said.

"Our hearts really go out to the children who are here, especially the sixth-graders; their first year here. It was just something we were not anticipating at all, so it's a sad day," school employee Zandylon Richardson said.

The middle school is named after William C. March, a prominent Baltimore City businessman, whose family still runs a successful funeral home.

"We're in agreement with the plan. We are still committed to the school system. Whatever we can do to improve the education for our kids, we're behind it 100 percent," said Eric March with the March Funeral Home.

School officials have promised to move the family name once students relocate.

Meantime, parents may not be ready to give up their fight to keep the doors open.

"If they want to, they can all go down to North Avenue and talk to the superintendent of schools and let him know how they feel about the school closing up," parent Glenn Haynes said.

Three other city schools may also close this year. They are the Baltimore Rising Star Academy, Garrison Middle School and Patapsco Elementary Middle School.

The school board is set to vote on the closings by the first of the year.

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